Amin Mohamed (; born 21 February 1996), better known as Chunkz, is a British YouTuber, host, entertainer and former musician. , his own YouTube channel has over 2.8 million subscribers and 211 million video views. He is a member of the YouTube group Beta Squad.
Early life
Mohamed was born on 21 February 1996 in North-West London. He is the youngest of five siblings. His parents immigrated from Somaliland in the 1980’s. He is a Muslim. He studied financial mathematics at London Metropolitan University before dropping out in 2016 to focus on YouTube.
Career
YouTube
Mohamed registered the Chunkz account on 23 July 2015. His early YouTube videos were vlogs, as well as challenges, pranks, and more along with his friend Sharky and his cousin, Darkest Man.
He formed a duo with Yung Filly and contributed to YouTube channels.
In 2018, Mohamed won the International Somaliland award for the best entertainer.
In 2019, Chunkz became part of the collaborative YouTube group known as the Beta Squad alongside four YouTubers: Sharky, AJ Shabeel, Kenny and Niko Omilana.
Also in 2019, Chunkz and Yung Filly starred in the Footasylum YouTube series called Does the Shoe Fit which took the internet by storm.
Music
Mohamed played the role of Asznee in Big Shaq's 2017 music video "Man's Not Hot". In March 2018, he, along with Michael Dapaah, helped launch a voice app built for the Google Assistant for the train ticket retailer Trainline to ease rail journey planning.
In March 2020, Mohamed released his first rap single "Clean Up" with Yung Filly. In October 2020, he and Yung Filly followed the initial track by dropping their new single and music video titled "Hold".
In May 2021, Mohamed announced he was retiring from music because he believed it was incompatible with his religious beliefs.
Other ventures
In September 2020, Mohamed was announced as the co-host of the Sky Sports Saturday morning show Saturday Social. That month, he was also announced as a co-host for the extreme sports competition the Aphetor Games, which stars next-gen content creators. In December 2020, he hosted the 2020 MOBO Awards with Maya Jama.
Mohamed, an Arsenal supporter, makes an appearance in the Amazon Original sports docu-series All or Nothing: Arsenal, which documented the club by spending time with the coaching staff and players behind the scenes both on and off the field throughout their 2021–22 season.
Charity work
Since 2020, Mohamed has participated annual charity football events including Soccer Aid and Sidemen Charity Matches.